Rui Hachimura vs. Brandin Podziemski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandin Podziemski and Rui Hachimura, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Rui Hachimura played 6 years in the NBA, 4 more than Brandin Podziemski, who played 2. Rui Hachimura had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Brandin Podziemski had his rookie season in 2023-24. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Rui Hachimura 6 4 2019-20 to 2024-25
Brandin Podziemski 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rui Hachimura Brandin Podziemski
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Washington WizardsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rui Hachimura 48 30.1 13.5 1.6 4.5 6.1 1.8 0.8 0.2 1.1 2.2 5.3 11.4 .466 0.5 1.8 .287 2.4 2.9 .829
difference:+26+3.5+4.3+0.3+0.3+1.9-0.1-0.6+1.6+3.3+.012+0.7+1.4+.098+1.7+1.8+.196
Brandin Podziemski 74 26.6 9.2 1.6 4.2 5.8 3.7 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.6 3.7 8.1 .454 1.2 3.2 .385 0.7 1.1 .633
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rui Hachimura nor Brandin Podziemski played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Rui Hachimura Brandin Podziemski
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Washington WizardsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rui Hachimura 57 31.5 13.8 0.9 4.6 5.5 1.4 0.8 0.1 1.2 2.1 5.4 11.4 .478 0.8 2.4 .328 2.2 2.8 .770
difference:+7+4.7+2.1+0.1+0.5+0.4+2.0+0.3+0.1-0.6+1.0+1.6+.033+1.0+2.4+.044+1.1+1.3+.012
Brandin Podziemski 64 26.8 11.7 1.0 4.1 5.1 3.4 1.1 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.4 9.8 .445 1.8 4.8 .372 1.1 1.5 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rui Hachimura 5 34.6 14.8 1.0 6.2 7.2 1.0 0.4 0.2 1.0 3.6 5.8 9.4 .617 1.8 3.0 .600 1.4 2.4 .583
difference:+7+2.5+3.5+0.3+2.5+2.2+2.1+0.9-0.5-2.1+1.8+1.6+.253+2.6+.272+0.4+.125
Brandin Podziemski 12 32.1 11.3 1.3 3.7 5.0 3.1 1.3 0.2 1.5 1.5 4.0 11.0 .364 1.8 5.6 .328 1.4 2.0 .708

Additional Years

* Rui Hachimura played 4 seasons more than Brandin Podziemski in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 6, from 2022 to 2025—Rui Hachimura played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.